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Participation of the United Kingdom in EU research programmes
08. Jan 2021
On 1 January 2021, the Trade and Cooperation Agreement agreed between the EU and the United Kingdom (UK) preliminarily entered into force. In order for the agreement to become effective, formal approval by the European Parliament is needed.
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New European Cybersecurity Strategy
18. Dec 2020
On 16 December 2020, the European Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy presented a new EU Cybersecurity Strategy.
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Horizon Europe: Agreement between Council and Parliament
15. Dec 2020
On December 11, 2020, the German Council Presidency and representatives of the European Parliament reached a preliminary agreement on the regulation for Horizon Europe, the next EU Framework Program for Research and Innovation (2021-2027).
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New IPR Action Plan
04. Dec 2020
On November 25, 2020, the European Commission published a new IPR Action Plan. The main objective of the action plan is to renew the regulations for intellectual property in the EU in order to be able to face new challenges such as digitization and climate change as well as the corona pandemic and to strengthen Europe's economic power.
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Provisional understanding on the next Multiannual Financial Framework
16. Nov 2020
On 10 November 2020, negotiators of the EU Council Presidency and the European Parliament reached a provisional understanding on the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF, 2021-2027). Accordingly, Horizon Europe, the upcoming EU framework programme for research and innovation, would receive an overall budget of 84.9 billion Euro.
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